Medicaid applicants grow as recession widens (AP)

AP - That day in July was one that Tammy Morse won't soon forget. Five months earlier, her husband lost his job as a recruiter for the financial services industry. Once the family savings were gone, the mother of two from Stratford, Conn., saw no way to get health insurance coverage for her family other than to apply for Medicaid.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm

Cambodian survives H5N1 bird flu virus: official

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A 19-year old Cambodian man has survived the H5N1 bird flu virus which has killed seven other people in the poor Southeast Asian nation since 2005, a health ministry...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Dec 2008 | 10:35 am

Warning: Winter May Be Harmful To Your Heart

Pay attention when a family member complains of stomach pains and fatigue during the annual holiday get-together. He may be suffering from more than indigestion. "Heart attacks occur twice as frequently during winter months, and peak during the holidays. That's true even in our relatively mild climate," says Dr. Chad Rammohan, medical director of the Chest Pain Center at El Camino Hospital.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Gov. Rendell, Former Rep. Gephardt And Leading Innovators Call For Greater Focus On Medical Innovation To Boost U.S. And Local Economies

A group of America's top minds in medical innovation gathered recently at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia to discuss how strengthening the U.S. medical innovation sector could be a key to economic recovery. Participants in the Best and Brightest Forum on Medical Innovation outlined how the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

SRA Supports Groundbreaking Cancer Research

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Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. Announces Filing An IMPD To Commence Clinical Trials Utilizing PLX-PAD For Critical Limb Ischemia In Europe

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

New Satellite Data Reveal Impact Of Olympic Pollution Controls

Chinese government regulators had clearer skies and easier breathing in mind in the summer of 2008 when they temporarily shuttered some factories and banished many cars in a pre-Olympic sprint to clean up Beijing's air. And that's what they got. They were not necessarily planning for something else: an unprecedented experiment using satellites to measure the impact of air pollution controls.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

INVIRION Diagnostics Launches Successful Hybrid Instrument At EUROGIN 2008

INVIRION Diagnostics, LLC, successfully launched their new Molecular Hybrid Platform (MoHP) at EUROGIN 2008 (European Research Organization on Genital Infection and Neoplasia). EUROGIN is the leading international multidisciplinary organization involved in research, training, screening, prevention and information concerning genital infections, pre-cancers and cancers in women.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Study Links Ecosystem Changes In Temperate Lakes To Climate Warming

Unparalleled warming over the last few decades has triggered widespread ecosystem changes in many temperate North American and Western European lakes, say researchers at Queen's University and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

44 Days Left For Epilepsy Articles - Epilepsy Scotland

Journalists have only 44 days left to write about epilepsy if they want to win an award. Epilepsy Scotland will give a £500 prize and trophy for the best story printed about this common condition in the Scottish press between 1 February 2008 and 31 January 2009.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Czech bargain hunters raid foreign stores

Thrifty Czechs have discovered a shopping paradise in western countries once far beyond their means, flooding German supermarkets and boosting business for US mail services via Internet...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Dec 2008 | 8:51 am

SeniorBridge Expands Services In South Florida

SeniorBridge, a provider of professional services for individuals requiring care for chronic health conditions, is expanding its business in the South Florida area. It has acquired Naples Health Care Specialists, a well-established health care company headquartered in Naples, Florida. This makes SeniorBridge one of the largest providers of in-home chronic health care in the state.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

Attitudes Towards Assisted Reproduction And Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

According to an international survey by the BBVA Foundation conducted this year, citizens in advanced societies view assisted reproduction techniques in general and in vitro fertilization in particular as firmly acceptable alternatives for people with fertility problems (over 7 points on an acceptance scale from 0 to 10 in twelve of the fifteen survey countries).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am

The end of India's love affair with facial hair

The extravagant beards and moustaches proudly sported by generations of Indian men are under threat, according to a new book that celebrates the country's finest facial hair.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Dec 2008 | 7:45 am

Lebanon caves vie to be an official wonder of nature

Lebanese are lobbying for a majestic cave complex to be named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in an online competition that has drawn natural attractions from across the globe.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Dec 2008 | 6:10 am

"Silent Night" for small Austrian village, 190 years later

Born on a cold night in the chapel of a small Austrian village, "Silent Night," the most famous Christmas carol in the world, celebrates this year its 190th anniversary. The...
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For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The holiday season can be especially difficult for overweight or obese people as they struggle to control their eating habits and cope with widely held misconceptions, according to a Duke University expert.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 21 Dec 2008 | 4:47 am

Find 'may cut painkiller damage'

Scientists have made a discovery which could reduce the toll of death and liver damage caused by paracetamol overdoses.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Dec 2008 | 12:17 am

Bowel cancer link to stem cells

Scientists have said they may be narrowing down the hunt for the cells which are the source of bowel cancer.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Dec 2008 | 12:17 am

Migraine season

Tips on avoiding a common Christmas headache
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Dec 2008 | 12:17 am

Mumbai hostage hotels prepare to reopen

Final preparations were under way Saturday in Mumbai for the re-opening of the two luxury hotels recently stormed by Islamist militants, amid tight security and pledges to return to...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Dec 2008 | 7:27 pm

Goa year-end beach parties banned after Mumbai attacks: gov't

Beach parties in the Indian resort state of Goa are to be banned over the Christmas and New Year because of security fears following the Mumbai attacks, the authorities here said Saturday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Dec 2008 | 6:05 pm

Wynn opens new casino resort in Las Vegas

His competitors face free falling stock prices and potential bankruptcies, but Steve Wynn's company is sitting pretty as it prepares to open the doors on Monday to its lavish new resort,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Dec 2008 | 4:28 pm

UAE to get French Healthcare Services

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm